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Washington USA: Conference on cell phones and health. (upd 2 sept) Op 14 en 15 September 2009 zal in Washington een wetenschappelijke conferentie plaatsvinden over mobiele telefonie en gezondheid. De conferentie staat onder het beschermheerschap van Arlen Specter, langjarig Senator van Pennsylvania, en lid van de Juridische Commissie van de Amerikaanse Senaat. De conferentie wordt georganiseerd door Devra Lee Davis, Professor of Epidemiology aan de Universiteit van Pittsburgh, en Christopher Portier, Director for Risk Assessment aan het National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Het organisatiecommitée bestaat op dit moment uit: Melissa Bondy, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; David Servan-Schreiber, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Siegal Sadetzki, Tel Aviv Medical University and Israel Radiation Protection Branch, Israel; Lennart Hardell, University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden; Devra Lee Davis, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; David Gee, European Environment Agency, Kopenhagen, Dänemark; Dariusz Leszczynski, STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland; Cindy Sage, Sage EMF Design (Bioinitiative Report), Santa Barbara, California; Christopher Portier, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina; William Chambers, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia; Franz Adlkofer, Verum Foundation, Munich, Germany; Elizabeth Kelly, International Commission on Electromagnetic Safety, Venedig, Italien Voor nadere informatie zie het bijgevoegde Engelstalige en Duitstalige PDF bestand. Voor de laatste informatie zie: www.kompetenzinitiative.net/washington-konferenz/index.html . -------- Concept-Programmma zoals gepubliceerd op: environmentalhealthtrust.org/Conference+Agenda . Program draft – August 22, 2009 Expert Conference on Cell Phones and Health: Science and Public Policy Questions Credit Union House 4th and Maryland Ave N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (new Capitol Hill location within walking distance of U.S. Senate) Conference Organizers Devra Lee Davis PhD MPH, Ronald B. Herberman MD (University of Pittsburgh), Dariusz Leszczynski PhD, STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland, and David Servan-Schreiber MD PhD (University of Pittsburgh) Steering Committee (in formation) Franz Adlkofer, MD, Verum Foundation, Germany Melissa Bondy, PhD, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Siegal Sadetzki, MD, PhD, Tel Aviv Medical University and Israel Radiation Protection Branch David Gee, PhD, European Environment Agency, Denmark Christopher Portier, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Elizabeth Kelley, MA, International Commission on Electromagnetic Safety Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Research Center on Women and Families Sunday September 13, 2009 2:00 - 2:30 Introduction by Meeting Co-Chairs Devra Davis, PhD, MPH and David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD Overview and goals of the meeting 2:30 - 2:50 Overview of RF-EMF research and policy issues Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, STUK, Finland 2:50 - 3:10 Comments on searching for mechanisms of harm from radiofrequency signals Ronald B. Herberman, MD, University of Pittsburgh 3:10 - 3:30 Coffee break Session 1: Dialogue on Modeling Exposure Chair: Frank Barnes, PhD, University of Colorado 3:30 - 3:50 Modeling mobile phone radiation absorption into the brain of children and adults Om Gandhi, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 3:50 - 4:10 Reliability of the radiation dosimetry in current studies Niels Kuster, PhD, IT’IS Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland 4:10 - 4:20 Discussion 4:20 - 5:00 Outline of plans for break out groups on Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00 Break to Stanton Park or other interesting green locations nearby, including the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center and Gardens 6:00 - 8:00 Informal dinner reception A roundtable discussion on: Late Breaking Developments in Science and Policy - the view from China, France, Israel and Finland, including David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, Siegal Sadetzki, MD, PhD, with comments by Ronald B. Herberman, MD, *Honorable Edward J. Markey and *Honorable Dennis Kucinich of the Telecommunications Committee. *Special Guest from Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (*Invited). Monday, September 14, 2009 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast for Speakers, Credit Union House Session 2: Mechanisms Chair: Ronald B. Herberman, MD, University of Pittsburgh 9:00 - 9:20 Search for mechanisms of cell phone radiation-induced biologic effects Frank Barnes, PhD, University of Colorado, CO 9:20 - 9:40 Evidence for cellular stress - heat shock protein activation Martin Blank, PhD, Columbia University, NY 9:40 - 10:00 Recent findings on genetic damage at non-thermal levels Wilhelm Mosgoeller, MD, University of Vienna Cancer Institute, Vienna, Austria 10:00 - 10:30 Discussion and Refreshment Break Session 3: Animal Studies Chair: Diana Zuckerman, PhD 10:30 - 10:50 Evidence for cancer-related effects Henry Lai, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 10:50 - 11:10 Evidence for non-cancer effects Leif Salford, MD, Lund University, Sweden 11:10 - 11:30 Discussion 12:00 - 12:30 Brown bag lunch on Outdoor Patio Afternoon Break Participants may elect to attend U.S. Senate Hearing on Cell Phones and Health, chaired by the Honorable Senator Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, greetings at 1:30 p.m. in location TBD Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:00 - 8:00 Speakers Breakfast at Credit Union House Session 4: Epidemiology Chair: Melissa Bondy, PhD 8:00 - 8:30 Cell phone use brain tumors and public health - meta-analyses (Dr. David Carpenter, University of Albany) 8:30 - 8:45 Discussion 8:45 - 9:15 Update from Interphone and methodological limitations of existing epidemiologic studies Siegal Sadetzki, MD, PhD, Tel Aviv Medical University, Tel Aviv, Israel 9:15 - 9:30 Discussion 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break Session 5: Cell Phones, Public Policy, and the Precautionary Principle Chair: David Carpenter MD, University of Albany, NY 10:30 - 10:50 The view from the American Cancer Society Chair: Michael Thun MD, Vice President, American Cancer Society 10:50 - 11:10 Industry Concerns and Perspective *Jack Rowley, GSM Association, invited 11:10 - 11:30 FDA Constraints and Perspectives TBD 11:30 – 11:40 Report on research recommendations of the 2007 National Academies conference Frank Barnes, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 11:40 – 1:30 Working Lunch break in working groups People will “volunteer for assignment” (or be assigned) to three work groups below; Recorders are responsible for circulating a short list of key questions for discussion; presenters will present the group discussion. WG 1: Methods for improving exposure assessment of cell phones Moderator: Norbert Hankin, EPA, Recorder: Alvaro de Salles, Porto Alegre, Brasil Reporter: Niels Kuster, IT’IS Foundation, Switzerland WG 2: Developing future experimental and epidemiologic studies Moderator: Christopher Portier, NIEHS Recorder: Ron Herberman, University of Pittsburgh Reporter: Jennifer Sass, NRDC WG 3: Public policy priorities Moderator: National Cancer Institute Representative Recorder: Elizabeth Kelley, ICEMS Reporter: *William Chambers, American Cancer Society 2:30 - 4:00 Reports from work group and final overview discussion Chairs: Melissa Bondy and Ronald B. Herberman 4:00 - End of the conference Bekijk het PDF bestand 
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